2 Kings
King James Version (KJV)
2 Kings 4:3
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Kings 4:3 Context
1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
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Other Translations
Then hee said, Goe, borrow thee vessels abroad, of all thy neighbours; euen emptie vessels, borrow not a few.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, {even} empty vessels; do not get a few.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;
- Darby Bible
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- Webster's Bible
Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few.
- World English Bible
And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let [them] not be few;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then he said: 'Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, {even} empty vessels; do not get a few.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;
- Darby Bible
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- Webster's Bible
Then he said, "Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few.
- World English Bible
And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let [them] not be few;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then he said: 'Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 4:3
4:1 Prophets - Who, though they were wholly devoted to sacred employment, were not excluded from marriage, any more than the priests and Levites. Fear the Lord - His poverty therefore was not procured by his idleness, or prodigality; but by his piety, because he would not comply with the king's way of worship, and therefore lost all worldly advantages. Bondmen - Either, to use them as his slaves, or to sell them to others, according to the law.
4:2 What shall I - How shall I relieve thee, who am myself poor?